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Fall 2024  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (17262)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
honors student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 10 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gerte004+SOC4977V+Fall2024
Class Description:
The Senior Honors Proseminar is designed to help students in the process of reseraching and writing the Honors Thesis in sociology. The first semester ("Proseminar I") is dedicated to a set of interrelated goals: (1) thinking through the relationship between our personal biographies and our intellectual interests; (2) identifying and sharpening research topics and questions; (3) finding the relevant social scientific research, mastering it, and locating our interests in relation to it; (4) producing an initial research proposal; (5) considering and addressing the ethics of research concerning human subjects; and (6) finalizing a plan of research which will guide our research as we work toward the final paper. In the Spring semester ("Proseminar II"), we will be engaged in the process of collecting and analyzing data, polishing our written work into a full thesis paper, and presenting our work.
Grading:
80% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
40% Discussion
40% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
Workload:
20-30 Pages Reading Per Week
25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
2 Special Project(s)
Other Workload: Much of the work for the course is done on your own, to further the projects you will outline. Coursework is designed to help you on that path.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17262/1249
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2016

Fall 2023  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (17571)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
honors student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2023 - 12/13/2023
Wed 01:30PM - 04:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 230
Enrollment Status:
Closed (17 of 17 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tswartz+SOC4977V+Fall2023
Class Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to help honors students majoring in sociology prepare their senior projects research papers. Throughout this semester, we review key issues in the design of social research as students work on their independent projects. Specific activities in this semester of the course sequence include development of a research topic, exploring and reviewing relevant existing literature, applying for human subjects approval, putting together a faculty committee for the project, and completing first drafts of the literature review and methods sections of the research paper. Some students may begin data collection in the fall, but data collection and analysis, as well as the write-up and presentation of the final paper, are the main activities of the spring course. Students must take both courses in the sequence.
Grading:

Class participation 20%, topic statements 10%, completed IRB form 10%, preliminary annotated bibliography 20%, methods section draft 20%, literature review draft 20%.

Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
40-60 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17571/1239
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 April 2022

Fall 2022  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (18093)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
honors student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2022 - 12/14/2022
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Enrollment Status:
Open (11 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tswartz+SOC4977V+Fall2022
Class Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to help honors students majoring in sociology prepare their senior projects research papers. Throughout this semester, we review key issues in the design of social research as students work on their independent projects. Specific activities in this semester of the course sequence include development of a research topic, exploring and reviewing relevant existing literature, applying for human subjects approval, putting together a faculty committee for the project, and completing first drafts of the literature review and methods sections of the research paper. Some students may begin data collection in the fall, but data collection and analysis, as well as the write-up and presentation of the final paper, are the main activities of the spring course. Students must take both courses in the sequence.
Grading:

Class participation 20%, topic statements 10%, completed IRB form 10%, preliminary annotated bibliography 20%, methods section draft 20%, literature review draft 20%.

Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
40-60 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/18093/1229
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
6 April 2022

Fall 2021  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (19148)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Enrollment Requirements:
honors student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/07/2021 - 12/15/2021
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 60
Enrollment Status:
Closed (15 of 15 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bianx001+SOC4977V+Fall2021
Class Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to help honors students majoring in sociology prepare their senior projects research papers. Throughout this semester, we review key issues in the design of social research as students work on their independent projects. Specific activities in this semester of the course sequence include development of a research topic, exploring and reviewing relevant existing literature, applying for human subjects approval, putting together a faculty committee for the project, and completing first drafts of the literature review and methods sections of the research paper. Some students may begin data collection in the fall, but data collection and analysis, as well as the write-up and presentation of the final paper, are the main activities of the spring course. Students must take both courses in the sequence.
Grading:

Class participation 10%, topic statements 20%, review committee 5%, preliminary bibliography 5%, literature review 10%, methods 20%, ethics statement 10%, integrated paper 20%.

Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
15% Lecture
15% Discussion
70% One-on-one meetings
Workload:
30 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19148/1219
Syllabus:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC4977V_Fall2021.pdf
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 March 2021

Fall 2020  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (13808)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
honors student
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 16 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times. Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?bianx001+SOC4977V+Fall2020
Class Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to help honors students majoring in sociology prepare their senior projects research papers. Throughout this semester, we review key issues in the design of social research as students work on their independent projects. Specific activities in this semester of the course sequence include development of a research topic, exploring and reviewing relevant existing literature, applying for human subjects approval, putting together a faculty committee for the project, and completing first drafts of the literature review and methods sections of the research paper. Some students may begin data collection in the fall, but data collection and analysis, as well as the write-up and presentation of the final paper, are the main activities of the spring course. Students must take both courses in the sequence.
Grading:

Class participation 10%, topic statements 20%, review committee 5%, preliminary bibliography 5%, literature review 10%, methods 20%, ethics statement 10%, integrated paper 20%.

Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
30-40 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/13808/1209
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bianx001_SOC4977V_Fall2021.pdf (Fall 2021)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
18 September 2020

Fall 2019  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (17140)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Enrollment Status:
Open (13 of 16 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. All seats reserved for Honors students majoring in Sociology. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?savel001+SOC4977V+Fall2019
Class Description:
This course is the first of a two semester proseminar for honors students who major in sociology. The purpose is to help students develop their honors theses. We will take several steps: (1) think about ties between biography and research agendas by reading biographies of prominent scholars and linking them to their research, develop individual research questions, and write topic statements; (2) identify previous research on the chosen research topics, understand different styles of literature reviews and write literature reviews; (3) identify appropriate research methods, develop research tools and write "methods and data" sections (and clear human subjects approval where needed). This work will form the basis for the completion of each student's individual honors project in the second part of the proseminar in Spring of 2012. Each student will pursue her or his individual project while class work will guide you through the process.
Grading:
60% Reports/Papers
20% In-class Presentations
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
40% Lecture
60% Discussion
Workload:
60 Pages Reading Per Week
20 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Papers
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17140/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
7 March 2019

Fall 2018  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (17379)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Enrollment Status:
Closed (14 of 14 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?gerte004+SOC4977V+Fall2018
Class Description:
The Senior Honors Proseminar is designed to help students in the process of reseraching and writing the Honors Thesis in sociology. The first semester ("Proseminar I") is dedicated to a set of interrelated goals: (1) thinking through the relationship between our personal biographies and our intellectual interests; (2) identifying and sharpening research topics and questions; (3) finding the relevant social scientific research, mastering it, and locating our interests in relation to it; (4) producing an initial research proposal; (5) considering and addressing the ethics of research concerning human subjects; and (6) finalizing a plan of research which will guide our research as we work toward the final paper. In the Spring semester ("Proseminar II"), we will be engaged in the process of collecting and analyzing data, polishing our written work into a full thesis paper, and presenting our work.
Grading:
80% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
40% Discussion
40% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
Workload:
20-30 Pages Reading Per Week
25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
2 Special Project(s)
Other Workload: Much of the work for the course is done on your own, to further the projects you will outline. Coursework is designed to help you on that path.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17379/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2016

Fall 2017  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (14275)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Wed 02:30PM - 05:15PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1114
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tgowan+SOC4977V+Fall2017
Class Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to help honors students majoring in sociology prepare their senior projects research papers. Throughout this semester, we review key issues in the design of social research as students work on their independent projects. Specific activities in this semester of the course sequence include development of a research topic, exploring and reviewing relevant existing literature, applying for human subjects approval, putting together a faculty committee for the project, and completing first drafts of the literature review and methods sections of the research paper. Some students may begin data collection in the fall, but data collection and analysis, as well as the write-up and presentation of the final paper, are the main activities of the spring course. Students must take both courses in the sequence.
Grading:

Class participation 15%, topic statements 10%, completed IRB form 10%, preliminary bibliography 20%, methods section draft 20%, literature review draft 25%.

Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
40-60 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14275/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2016

Fall 2016  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (14442)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. Click this link for more detailed course information: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?hull+SOC4977V+Fall2016
Class Description:
This is the first course in a two-semester sequence designed to help honors students majoring in sociology prepare their senior projects research papers. Throughout this semester, we review key issues in the design of social research as students work on their independent projects. Specific activities in this semester of the course sequence include development of a research topic, exploring and reviewing relevant existing literature, applying for human subjects approval, putting together a faculty committee for the project, and completing first drafts of the literature review and methods sections of the research paper. Some students may begin data collection in the fall, but data collection and analysis, as well as the write-up and presentation of the final paper, are the main activities of the spring course. Students must take both courses in the sequence.
Grading:

Class participation 15%, topic statements 10%, completed IRB form 10%, preliminary bibliography 20%, methods section draft 20%, literature review draft 25%.

Exam Format:
No exams.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
80% Discussion
Workload:
40-60 Pages Reading Per Week
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/14442/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2016

Fall 2015  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (11848)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers. prereq: 3701, 3801, 3811, 9 additional upper div sociology cr, sr soc honors major, dept consent
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register. Click this link for more detailed course information http://classinfo.umn.edu/?morti002+SOC4977V+Fall2015
Class Description:
This two-semester course sequence will guide honors Sociology students in the preparation of their senior project research papers. The first semester will focus on the development of the research project, including selection of a topic, articulating a researchable question, writing a literature review, choosing methods and data, and addressing human subjects concerns. A paper, to be completed by the end of the Fall semester will include a title and abstract; literature review, data source (including human subjects issues), and methods sections; and a bibliography. There will be relatively little lecture. Instead, student presentations and class discussions will focus on the stages of development of the research plan. We will discuss the issues and challenges students encounter as their work progresses. (During the second semester, students will execute their projects and prepare their final papers, including research findings and conclusions.)
Grading:
40% Reports/Papers
20% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
30% Other Evaluation Other Grading Information: Assignments: topic & research questions, IRB form, preliminary reading list, literature review, methods, and abstract. The final paper will include all these sections.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
40% Discussion
40% Other Style Students will present their work to the class.
Workload:
VARIABLE Pages Reading Per Week
20-25 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Students will read sociological literature that addresses their topics (approx. 5-10 articles/week). Other readings provide guidelines about how to ask sociological questions, formulate a research plan, and collect and interpret data.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11848/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 September 2007

Fall 2014  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (11966)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Wed 02:30PM - 05:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers.
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register.
Class Description:
The Senior Honors Proseminar I is the first of two courses designed for honors students majoring in sociology. Students in Sociology 4977 will finalize their research problems, develop appropriate methodologies and research instruments, secure human subjects approval, collect original data or identify secondary sources, and begin data analysis. The course will operate as a seminar, with students leading discussions and critiquing their peers. In the first (Fall) Senior Proseminar, we emphasize conceptualization and measurement. You will narrow your topic to a thesis-sized research question, secure the data and permissions necessary to proceed with your work, identify your thesis committee, and take your first cut at the analysis. In the second (Spring) Senior Proseminar, you will focus on writing and rewriting your thesis. You will unify its component parts into a coherent whole, defend the thesis before your committee, and consider outlets for publication or dissemination of your work.
Grading:
50% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
10% In-class Presentations
10% Class Participation
10% Problem Solving Other Grading Information: Project proposal (10%), theory and literature (25%), human subjects(10%), data, methods, and indicators section (25%), participation (10%), and short assignments and in-class exercises (20%)
Exam Format:
None.
Class Format:
20% Lecture
5% Film/Video
40% Discussion
5% Laboratory
10% Student Presentations
5% Field Trips
5% Guest Speakers
5% Web Based We'll set up individual meetings to talk about your work.
Workload:
50 Pages Reading Per Week
30 Pages Writing Per Term
1 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
1 Homework Assignment(s)
Other Workload: Our goal is to help you write a great thesis. Each student's project will differ depending on their interests and career goals.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/11966/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 April 2014

Fall 2013  |  SOC 4977V Section 001: Senior Honors Proseminar I (17675)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
A-F or Audit
Instructor Consent:
Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Honors
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Wed 12:20PM - 02:50PM
UMTC, West Bank
Social Sciences Building 1183
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Exploring contemporary research for senior thesis. Guidance in defining a problem and reviewing prior theory/research. Presentation/discussion with faculty researchers.
Class Notes:
Must obtain permission number from Department office to register.
Class Description:
The Senior Honors Proseminar is designed to help students in the process of reseraching and writing the Honors Thesis in sociology. The first semester ("Proseminar I") is dedicated to a set of interrelated goals: (1) thinking through the relationship between our personal biographies and our intellectual interests; (2) identifying and sharpening research topics and questions; (3) finding the relevant social scientific research, mastering it, and locating our interests in relation to it; (4) producing an initial research proposal; (5) considering and addressing the ethics of research concerning human subjects; and (6) finalizing a plan of research which will guide our research as we work toward the final paper. In the Spring semester ("Proseminar II"), we will be engaged in the process of collecting and analyzing data, polishing our written work into a full thesis paper, and presenting our work.
Grading:
80% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Class Format:
40% Discussion
40% Small Group Activities
20% Student Presentations
Workload:
20-30 Pages Reading Per Week
25-30 Pages Writing Per Term
4 Paper(s)
2 Presentation(s)
2 Special Project(s)
Other Workload: Much of the work for the course is done on your own, to further the projects you will outline. Coursework is designed to help you on that path.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17675/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
5 April 2013

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